Senior Lecturer Public Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an experienced academic in public health, having successfully developed and implemented higher education for professionals of the future. I am dedicated to increasing access to education, in...
Public Engagement Champions
Jo Pennock
Senior Lecturer, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health I am an immunologist with a specific interest in host pathogen interactions. My lab is using infection models to understand how the immune interacts with...
Nick Weise
Lecturer and Deputy Director of Social Responsibility, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Engineering My background is in molecular biology, industrial biotechnology and sustainable chemistry. I'm currently a teaching-focused academic with interests in...
Jana Wendler
Research Associate and Course Lecturer, Geography I do a few different things: my background is in urban geography and I have a PhD looking at the creativity and learning that happens in experimental urban spaces. I am a Research Associate in Geography, and I work on...
Richard Unwin
Research Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences About my research I focus on using a technology called mass spectrometry to investigate changes in the molecular make-up of tissues during disease, in particular diseases related to ageing. By taking tissues, or...
Claire White
PhD student in the Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology I'm a 3rd year PhD student working in the Brain Inflammation Group. The group is interested in diseases of the brain, in particular dementia and stroke, and wants to understand how the immune...
Mike Sanders
Senior Lecturer in 19th Century Writing, Department of English, American Studies & Creative Writing My work focuses on the cultural creativity of working-class people during the Victorian period. I'm particularly interested in the role of cultural production in...
Emma Nichols
Public engagement manager, Department of Physics and Astronomy I work with physics staff and students to communicate their research and their enthusiasm for physics to public audiences including schools, teachers, families and non-specialist adults. I oversee a...
Yvette Jeal
Visitor Experience Manager, John Rylands Library I lead a team who enrich the lives of public visitors to the John Rylands Library bt connecting them to the Special Collections. We do this in several ways – by warmly engaging visitors through our welcome, shop and...
Hellen Parra Flórez
Researcher Development Officer (Humanities) I design and deliver training opportunities to PGRs and research staff from across the Faculty of Humanities, covering academic skills and professional development needs as part of the Researcher Development Programme,...
Michael O’Toole
Lecturer in Electronic Engineering I'm an engineer and conduct research on developing new sensors and instrumentation that exploit how magnetic fields interact with conductive objects to reveal properties about those objects without compromising them (i.e....
Cecilia Medupin
Lecturer & Coordinator, Student Ambassadors' Programme, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, and Co-Lead for Storytelling with national committee for Engaging Environments, UK I'm interested in managing water quality and...
Karen Lander
Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology About my research I focus on understanding face perception and recognition in various applied (computer animation, criminal and security settings), theoretical (cognitive...
Matthew Jones
PhD Student Researcher – Division of Cancer Sciences About my research Different tissues in the body have different mechanical properties. For example, brain and breast tissue is very soft, whereas bone tissue is very stiff. Cells within those tissues can sense how...
Katie Druce
Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lead for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement for the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis My work spans two main themes. The first theme is concerned with health intelligence for musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases, and...
Kathryn Downey
Outreach Officer, Department of Materials I am the Outreach Officer for the Department of Materials; this role involves coordinating and supporting colleagues, as well as networking and building outreach and engagement strategies with researchers, students and staff....
Jerome de Groot
Professor of Literature and Culture in the Department of English, American Studies and Creative Writing I am interested in how people understand the past, and the ways in which 'history' is told. So I am interested in what people think of popular forms like TV, film,...
Naomi Curati
Public Engagement Manager for the Mathematics of Waves and Materials group, Department of Mathematics The Mathematics of Waves and Materials group work on the theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects of materials and waves, employing ideas from materials...
Bentley Crudgington
Creative Facilitator, CHSTM I am a creative facilitator and public engagement lead for the Animal Research Nexus and Multispecies Medicine projects. Their research focuses around the cultural relations and ethical obligations that society creates by collaborating with...
Sarah Crowther
Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences My research looks at the evolution of the early Solar System through laboratory-based chemical analysis of extra-terrestrial materials. A large part of my research focuses on age-dating meteorites, to...
Georgina Binnie
Recruitment and Training Officer, Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre Before joining the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, I worked as an Impact and Research Fellow (Writing Back Project)...
Mathieu Augustin
PhD candidate at School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering My research aims to refine seismic hazard and improving risk assessment for nuclear power plants located in the UK. Specifically, I look at the different methods available worldwide for evaluating...
Public Engagement Champions
The Public Engagement Champions Network is an initiative to empower and develop staff and students to help shape and deliver the University's public engagement vision. The initiative looks for people who are passionate about their own engagement and committed to...